FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

four-way junction DNA binding

ID (Ontology)

GO:0000400 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Binding to a DNA segment containing four-way junctions, also known as Holliday junctions, a structure where two DNA double strands are held together by reciprocal exchange of two of the four strands, one strand each from the two original helices.[ ISBN:0815332181 PubMed:15563464 ]

Also Known As

"Holliday junction binding"

Comment

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Annotations

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
four-way junction DNA binding (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
contributes_to \| four-way junction DNA binding
enables \| four-way junction DNA binding

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  DNA binding
   |__DNA secondary structure binding
       |__four-way junction DNA binding  6 rec.
           |__crossed form four-way junction DNA binding
           |__open form four-way junction DNA binding

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Relationships
Is a	DNA secondary structure binding
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"forked DNA binding" BROAD "Holliday junction binding" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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